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Thread started 04/20/05 1:35pm

miguelbulcao

Great Album...that people don't know!

There r some albums that vast majority of music lovers don't know they exist or don't give the real importance. I think it's time 4 us 2 show our favorite "unknow" albums!

Here R nine:



Shakira's best album...before she dominated the airwaves with Landry Service!



Kylie's Light Years...One of the campest, gayest and most fun album I've heard! Light years wink better than the overplayed fever! POP divine xtravanganza!



Hikaru Utada's DEEP River...The best JPOP album ever IMO...before the flop crossover wink
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Reply #1 posted 04/20/05 1:36pm

Moonbeam

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Light Years is great, but I'd still give the edge to Fever. Fever wouldn't be caught dead with a song like "Bittersweet Goodbye". lol
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Reply #2 posted 04/20/05 1:37pm

miguelbulcao

Moonbeam said:

Light Years is great, but I'd still give the edge to Fever. Fever wouldn't be caught dead with a song like "Bittersweet Goodbye". lol


I see u know ur Kylie!
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Reply #3 posted 04/20/05 1:38pm

Moonbeam

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miguelbulcao said:

Moonbeam said:

Light Years is great, but I'd still give the edge to Fever. Fever wouldn't be caught dead with a song like "Bittersweet Goodbye". lol


I see u know ur Kylie!
wink


I'm at sayhey too. wink MoonbeamLevels is my screenname.

I'm obsessed with her. I became a fan in 2002 and I have 61 Kylie CDs, 2 tapes, 5 records, 2 songbooks, 4 DVDs and 3 books. lol
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Reply #4 posted 04/20/05 1:42pm

jayaredee

Moonbeam said:

miguelbulcao said:



I see u know ur Kylie!
wink


I'm at sayhey too. wink MoonbeamLevels is my screenname.

I'm obsessed with her. I became a fan in 2002 and I have 61 Kylie CDs, 2 tapes, 5 records, 2 songbooks, 4 DVDs and 3 books. lol


Chico has over 80 Kylie cds.
He sent me a pic of his collection
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Reply #5 posted 04/20/05 2:02pm

miguelbulcao

Moonbeam said:

miguelbulcao said:



I see u know ur Kylie!
wink


I'm at sayhey too. wink MoonbeamLevels is my screenname.

I'm obsessed with her. I became a fan in 2002 and I have 61 Kylie CDs, 2 tapes, 5 records, 2 songbooks, 4 DVDs and 3 books. lol


So U r moombeam...I'm use the name of LoveSexy there!

Did u like my Vanity 6, Sheila E. threads I did there?
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Reply #6 posted 04/20/05 2:06pm

WhamBamGlamSla
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How many times do I have to say it?

Louden Up Now by !!!
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Reply #7 posted 04/20/05 2:22pm

MIGUELGOMEZ

We were talking about this recently here on the org on another thread. I'm glad this one came up.


CREE SUMMER - STREET FAERIE incredible album.
SHANTE MOORE - Pretty much everything but especially her first 2 albums.

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MyeternalgrattitudetoPhil&Val.Herman said "We want sweaty truckers at the truck stop! We want cigar puffing men that look like they wanna beat the living daylights out of us" Val"sporking is spooning with benefits"
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Reply #8 posted 04/20/05 2:43pm

namepeace

Start with these recent works.


Madvillain. Madvillainy -- MF Doom and Madlib create the greatest hip-hop album in a decade.



Jazzanova, in between -- IMHO, this album does for electronica what A Love Supreme does for jazz (caveat: not a direct comparison to ALS).




Digable Planets, Blowout Comb -- Known and marginalized as hippie-hoppers for their classic album Reachin' and the Grammy-winning "Cool Like Dat", these cats followed it up with the most overlooked masterpiece in hip-hop. The beats are flawless and the rhymes are on point.





De La Soul, Stakes Is High -- Like the Digable Planets, De La was largely ignored by audiences by the mid-90's, but they made the best protest record against the decaying hip-hop genre ever with this album. They were almost prophetic in talking about how wack hip-hop had become at the onset of the "bling"/"jiggy" era.
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Reply #9 posted 04/20/05 3:00pm

paligap

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a few...


Rotary Connection: Songs/Hey Love


Hefner(Lee Jones): Residue


...and I know people are probably sick of us talkin' about this guy, but:

" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout
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Reply #10 posted 04/20/05 3:12pm

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Digable Planets, Blowout Comb -- Known and marginalized as hippie-hoppers for their classic album Reachin' and the Grammy-winning "Cool Like Dat", these cats followed it up with the most overlooked masterpiece in hip-hop. The beats are flawless and the rhymes are on point.

Absolutely. One of my favorites from high school. The care taken with rhymes and beats is amazing. In that respect it reminds me of The Love Movement by A Tribe Called Quest.
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Reply #11 posted 04/20/05 4:22pm

endorphin74

WhamBamGlamSlam said:

How many times do I have to say it?


Louden Up Now by !!!


redface

I was told this for MONTHS before I finally got it. Now I can;t believe I ever waited. AWESOME CD!
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Reply #12 posted 04/20/05 4:37pm

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Reply #13 posted 04/20/05 4:38pm

GangstaFam

WhamBamGlamSlam said:

How many times do I have to say it?

Louden Up Now by !!!

You'll find that album has a decent audience here. Myself, Moonbeam, Anxiety and Sassy are all big fans of it.
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Reply #14 posted 04/20/05 4:39pm

endorphin74

here's mine:



I'll admit it, I'm biased. The Charlatans are my favorite band and Tim has been my rock star boyfriend for over 10 years now. Still his first (and only) solo CD continues to brighten my world.

Tim keeps it poppy and simple, squeezing 11 songs into 46 minutes. As always, the songs are filled with Tim's warm and fuzzy voice. This album sees Tim venture into an almost country/southern US rock sound on some tracks. In spite of this, the CD was released in the UK in 2003 but never has had a US release. Of course, I loved it enough to buy the import...on CD...and vinyl...and the singles....

It still boggles my mind why some of the gems of the album (I Believe, Only A Boy, Years Ago) haven't become modern classics. Regardless, I continue my quest to help people find the bliss of I Believe.

music biggrin
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Reply #15 posted 04/20/05 4:59pm

Moonbeam

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miguelbulcao said:

Moonbeam said:



I'm at sayhey too. wink MoonbeamLevels is my screenname.

I'm obsessed with her. I became a fan in 2002 and I have 61 Kylie CDs, 2 tapes, 5 records, 2 songbooks, 4 DVDs and 3 books. lol


So U r moombeam...I'm use the name of LoveSexy there!

Did u like my Vanity 6, Sheila E. threads I did there?


I'm MoonbeamLevels, not Moonbeam unfortunately. That username had already been taken.

I did enjoy the Vanity and Sheila threads. biggrin
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Reply #16 posted 04/20/05 5:10pm

damosuzuki

I started an identically-themed thread on another site a month or so back and received some tremendous recommendations. Who knew Roy Harper was so much more than the inspiration for a middling Led Zeppelin song? Not I...

Anyway, here are my nominations for great unheard albums:



Gene Clark - No Other

Gene Clark is basically just a rock footnote: he was one of the founding members of the Byrds, but as a solo act in the seventies he released an astonishing series of lushly produced and beautifully crafted solo albums. He reached a peak on No Other. This album is often described as being a slightly countrified version of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, and that's fairly accurate in my opinion. The songwriting is consistently brilliant, and the backing is provided by an assortment of the most talented studio hotshots available in the early seventies. This is one of those rare albums where you can spend days losing yourself in the craft and care that went into producing it. I can't recommend it highly enough.



Grant McLennan - Horsebreaker Star

Grant McLennan was a member of the Go-Betweens, an Australian alterna-rock act from the eighties who were sporadically great, but he really came into his own on this album. Every song is a keeper, with the material ranging from pure pop to unsentimental balladry to brilliant country-tinged rock that will stick in your head for weeks. Mclennan knocked out this record in about a week with Nashville studio musicians and background vocals from Syd Straw, and I'd certainly say it's one of the most consistent and enjoyable pop albums I've ever heard.



Julian Cope - Peggy Suicide

One of the most eccentric performers rock's ever produced finally pulled himself together long enough to produce an excellent album. Cope is probably too insane to ever make a consistently good album, but the peaks on this album are amazing. Naming this album might be a bit of a cheat, because I think it was something of a hit in the UK.
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Reply #17 posted 04/20/05 5:17pm

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The Pop Group - Y

Pylon - Gyrate

The Rogers Sisters - Purely Evil

Harco Pront - Jibberish

Dismembement Plan - Emergency & I

Zuco 103 - Tales of High Fever

The Suburbs - Credit In Heaven


If only folks would get their headds out of Lil' Jon's ass for a moment. disbelief
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Reply #18 posted 04/20/05 6:39pm

Anxiety

good calls on !!! and julian cope. nod

i would add:

sinead o'connor - am i not your girl?
sean lennon - into the sun
grandaddy - sumday
neneh cherry - homebrew
deee-lite - dewdrops in the garden
anything by eels
laurie anderson - bright red
lou reed - berlin
(which, i know, has a bit of a cult following...but it needs MORE of a cult following)
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Reply #19 posted 04/20/05 6:43pm

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I hardly know any of these albums hmmm
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Reply #20 posted 04/20/05 6:45pm

damosuzuki

Anxiety said:


lou reed - berlin[/b] (which, i know, has a bit of a cult following...but it needs MORE of a cult following)


People don't like it when I say this, but I actually believe that album works best if you view it as a comedy album. Everything about it is so over-the-top and grandiose, from the children screaming on 'the kids' to the 'over the rainbow' musical quote on 'sad song' - I just think it's a perfect piece of absurdity. I certainly don't think of it as a sad or miserable album - it just seems a little too silly to be truly depressing.

Don't get me wrong, though - I love it...I just can't quite take it completely seriously.
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Reply #21 posted 04/20/05 6:47pm

Anxiety

Dewrede said:

I hardly know any of these albums hmmm


hence the title of this thread! biggrin
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Reply #22 posted 04/20/05 6:48pm

Dewrede

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I was trying to be funny confused smile
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Reply #23 posted 04/20/05 6:49pm

Anxiety

damosuzuki said:

Anxiety said:


lou reed - berlin[/b] (which, i know, has a bit of a cult following...but it needs MORE of a cult following)


People don't like it when I say this, but I actually believe that album works best if you view it as a comedy album. Everything about it is so over-the-top and grandiose, from the children screaming on 'the kids' to the 'over the rainbow' musical quote on 'sad song' - I just think it's a perfect piece of absurdity. I certainly don't think of it as a sad or miserable album - it just seems a little too absurd to be truly depressing.

Don't get me wrong, though - I love it...I just can't quite take it completely seriously.


oh, i agree. i think it's completely melodramatic. sometimes it's a little too heavyhanded/overbearing for me to get into, but when i'm in the mood for it...oh my GOD, i love it.
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Reply #24 posted 04/20/05 6:51pm

endorphin74

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grandaddy - sumday


I tried REAL hard to get into this one, but it didn't happen. I kinna liked it but it never really clicked. Which made me sad cos you and Blue were SO loving the CD. I felt like there was something wrong with me...
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Reply #25 posted 04/20/05 6:54pm

Moonbeam

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Anxiety said:

damosuzuki said:



People don't like it when I say this, but I actually believe that album works best if you view it as a comedy album. Everything about it is so over-the-top and grandiose, from the children screaming on 'the kids' to the 'over the rainbow' musical quote on 'sad song' - I just think it's a perfect piece of absurdity. I certainly don't think of it as a sad or miserable album - it just seems a little too absurd to be truly depressing.

Don't get me wrong, though - I love it...I just can't quite take it completely seriously.


oh, i agree. i think it's completely melodramatic. sometimes it's a little too heavyhanded/overbearing for me to get into, but when i'm in the mood for it...oh my GOD, i love it.


I think the cabaret backdrop of the album serves as an effective way of "exposing" the cracks in society at the time. The album almost sounds like a play with many acts as a result. I do find it incredibly depressing, and as it sounds so exposed, it is all the more effective to me.
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Reply #26 posted 04/20/05 6:55pm

Anxiety

endorphin74 said:

Anxiety said:


grandaddy - sumday


I tried REAL hard to get into this one, but it didn't happen. I kinna liked it but it never really clicked. Which made me sad cos you and Blue were SO loving the CD. I felt like there was something wrong with me...


i love you anyway! hug
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Reply #27 posted 04/20/05 7:05pm

endorphin74

Anxiety said:

endorphin74 said:



I tried REAL hard to get into this one, but it didn't happen. I kinna liked it but it never really clicked. Which made me sad cos you and Blue were SO loving the CD. I felt like there was something wrong with me...


i love you anyway! hug


WHEW!

smile hug
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Reply #28 posted 04/20/05 7:17pm

damosuzuki

Moonbeam said:

Anxiety said:



oh, i agree. i think it's completely melodramatic. sometimes it's a little too heavyhanded/overbearing for me to get into, but when i'm in the mood for it...oh my GOD, i love it.


I think the cabaret backdrop of the album serves as an effective way of "exposing" the cracks in society at the time. The album almost sounds like a play with many acts as a result. I do find it incredibly depressing, and as it sounds so exposed, it is all the more effective to me.


I'd argue about how effective it is at making its point, because I certainly think the lyrics are overwrought (that's the nice way of saying it, really). Musically, it's bombastic, but in its way it's a stronger album for being so pompous, because if the music was low-key or understated it would just expose how weak the words are.

I don't know why I'm putting so much effort into bad-mouthing an album I actually like. Berlin is a terrific time-capsule of seventies excess.
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